Zionsville Times Sentinel

Local News

November 14, 2012

Zionsville sets sights on Worth Township

By Matt Werner/Times Sentinel reporter Zionsville Times Sentinel

Zionsville — Zionsville started the process of annexing most of Worth Township just one day after a referendum question on the Nov. 6 ballot that would have combined Whitestown and Worth Township failed.

The Zionsville Town Council had a special meeting Wednesday morning, Nov. 7, to begin the process of annexing Worth Township east of County Road 650 East, except for the area that is in Whitestown.

Officials from Whitestown and Worth Township drafted a reorganization plan, which was defeated during the general election by a final tally of 61 percent of the votes (1,120) to 39 percent (716). The defeat of the referendum question opened the door for Zionsville.

Town Manager Ed Mitro said discussions with residents of Worth Township began a couple of months ago.

“There was some discussion among the 60 percent (who voted down the question),” he said. “They did not feel comfortable becoming part of Whitestown; so, we are affording them the chance to become part of Zionsville.”

Council President Tim Haak said the council did not discuss the annexation until the residents contacted Zionsville.

“The people in Worth Township approached us first and foremost,” he said. “They said they would rather be in Zionsville than Whitestown because there was a possibility that Whitestown would have annexed the area even if the reorganization failed.”

See Wednesday's paper for the full story.

Text Only
Local News
  • conceptual site plan.jpg Pittmans bet on The Farm

    They could have made it anything. Apartments. A vinyl village. A big box retailer.
    Brothers Steve and Chad Pittman were approached by all of these possibilities for their family’s high profile land at the southwest corner of Michigan Road and Sycamore Street.

    Click here to download the site plan .pdf for The Farm.

    May 14, 2013 7 Photos

  • 002.JPG VIDEO: Bus crash injures 12

    Twelve people were taken to hospitals - six to Methodist and six to St. Vincent - after a school bus crashed and rolled over on northbound Interstate 65 in Boone County just before 2 p.m. Thursday.

    May 16, 2013 1 Photo 1 Video

  • Dow deal approaches completion

    At a Friday, May 10, meeting of the Zionsville Redevelopment Commission, RDC attorney Andy Buroker announced a May 23 closing date has been set on the Dow property the town will purchase — if all the final details come together.

    May 15, 2013

  • Meijer files Anson plans with state

    Meijer is able to break ground in Anson after receiving a release for foundation construction from the state.

    May 8, 2013

  • NWS - ZT050813 - Community Foundation.jpg New foundation director is coffee driven

    Jen Pendleton hopes to take the Community Foundation of Boone County to the next level, and she hopes to do it with a lot of coffee.

    May 8, 2013 1 Photo

  • No more environmental concerns on Dow property

    Any worries about environmental concerns on the Dow property are no longer present after a Phase II subsurface investigation was completed.

    May 8, 2013

  • Sting shuts down Zionsville spa

    The Hamilton/Boone Drug Task Force made its biggest prostitution bust after a nearly yearlong investigation.

    May 8, 2013

  • NWS - ZT050113 - a1 Autism Book1.jpg Promoting safety

    April is National Autism Awareness month, and the Whitestown Fire Department is doing its share to recognize it.
     

    May 1, 2013 1 Photo

  • 1st Flower & Herb Day planned for May 4

    The Zionsville Downtown Committee is bringing spring to town Saturday, May 4, with or without Mother Nature’s cooperation.
     

    May 1, 2013

  • Town council close to purchase of PNC Bank property

    The Zionsville Town Council will be one step closer, after its May meeting, to purchasing the PNC Bank property on Main Street.
     

    May 1, 2013